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Legal Ethics
Legal Ethics Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on legal malpractice cases and attorney misconduct. Coverage includes criminal allegations, disciplinary actions, and recusals involving attorneys and judges, as well as legal rules and standards.
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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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March 11, 2026
Bayer AG's Monsanto Pays $1M For Misclassified PCB Docs
Bayer AG-owned Monsanto shelled out $1 million in sanctions on Tuesday based on a Washington state court's findings that the agro-chemical giant improperly marked thousands of documents as privileged when battling PCB poisoning claims tied to an Evergreen State school in a series of cases that have since been settled.
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March 11, 2026
Firm Doesn't Owe Ex-Managing Atty Fees In Client Luring Suit
A New Jersey state appeals court rejected a request Wednesday for sanctions and attorney fees by an attorney formerly with the Law Offices of Gary S. Park PC, saying the firm's amended complaint alleging she lured away clients was not filed to harass her.
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March 11, 2026
Pa. Justices Doubtful Law Unclear In AG-DA Opioid Deal Row
Multiple Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices on Wednesday doubted a state law was ambiguous about whether the attorney general could step in and settle claims brought by county-level district attorneys, as he had in a multistate settlement with opioid companies.
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March 11, 2026
Investor Says JPMorgan Enabled $328M Crypto Scam
A proposed class suit filed Tuesday in California federal court accuses JPMorgan Chase Bank NA of enabling a $328 million cryptocurrency scam at Florida-based Goliath Ventures Inc.
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March 11, 2026
Hedge Fund Founder's Wife Can Expand Seward & Kissel Suit
The estranged wife of billionaire hedge fund founder John Overdeck won approval from a New Jersey state court to file an amended complaint broadening her ongoing malpractice case against Seward & Kissel LLP.
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